The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-12-22
Abstract Of tho proooodlnge Of tho
Senate and House.

tributed a. partisan favols; and az to the
participation OF government officials in
political conventions and elections.
Speaker Carlisle, having called upon Mr..
floor and addres sed the chair as follows:
1t 10 we'll known that there 10 contest
pending which makes it improper Tor me,
40 presiding officer OF the house, to ap.
point tho committee ON elections. have
left tho chair, therefore, for the purpose
OF asking tho house to excuse mo
from tho performance OF that duty, and
take such proceedings In this matter as it's
Judgment may dictate. have no sugges.
ton OF the other committees Of the house
will be facilitated by having this matter
disposed OF at the earliest day that will
suit the convenience of members.
Mr.. Holman offered q resolution that
the house will at o'clock tomorrow pro-
coed to elect fifteen members who will consti-
tute the committee on elections for tho pres
ent session. Adopted. The following were
chosen % mombers OF the committee by
caucuses:
Republican-Rowell, Houk. Cooper, Ly.
man OF Iowa, johnson OF Indiana and
Lodge.
Democratic-Crisp, chairman; Outh.
waite, Barry, O. Ferrall, Marsh, O'Neill OF
Indiana, Moore, johnson OF North Caro-.
lima, and Heard.
The senate committee on privileges
and elections devoted several hours to
q consideration OF the West Virginia con.
addressed the committee. and both sui
mitted printed briefs. There is no disa.
greement az to the facts.
The committee discussed the matter and
determined unanimously to report in ia
ver OF Mr.. Faulkner's title to the seat.
Senator Jones OF Arkansas introduced
In tho senate q bill to divide the great
Sioux reservationin Dakota and Nebraska,
secure to tho Indians the title in feo simple
to lands in severalty, to open a portion to
actual settlement, and to provide for the
better education and civilization of the
Sioux Indians. The bill is one compiled
by Delegate Clifford and Hon. John King
Of Rapid City, OAK, who are here to push
the bill.
Senator Cullom introduced his postal
telegram bill. The bill establishes the
Omitted States Postal Telegraph az a
part OF the postal system OF the United
States and for the purpose of inaugurating
the system.
Senator Davis presented in tho senate
bills granting the right to Duluth, Rainy
Lake &, Southwestern railroad to con.
struct a bridge across the Red River of tho
North; to place Capt. Wheeler, of the regu-
lar army. who has had forty years OF ser.
vice, upon the retired list with the rank OF
major, and two private pension bills.
A petition OF the council and the house
OF Representatives of Montana was pre-.
sented in the senate, in favor of an amend
0nf NJ fkSa oil Ia -
clude mineral lands in the territory from
it's operations.
A bill passed the senate which appro.
PIRATES o sufficient amount to refund to
the states the direct taxes imposed by tho
act of 1861.
Delegate Clifford presented to tho house
O petition from the people Of Mandan,
OAK. asking the government to construct
levee along the banks of the Hart and
Missouri rivers. to protect the town from
overflow.
The house declared appointed the COM
mittee on elections "a selected by the eau.
cuses and adjourned for several days.
Abill was introduced by Senator spooner
for tho relief of purchasers OF OVERLOOKED
lands. It is the bill reported by the COM
mittee on public lands during the last ses-
sion, directing that states be given credit
for the amount of purchase money re-
ceived by the United States from the sale
Of lands that were included in any grant
OF swamp lands to the state. It is
provided that the acceptance Of indemnity
for these lands shall constitute a relin-
quishment of title to the land and be a con-
6rmation OF the title OF the grantees OF the
United States.
The senate adopted the report OF the
elections committee, which recommended
that Charles j. Faulkner was entitled to a
seat as senator from West Virginia. Mr..
Faulkner took the oath and was assigned
to the committee on claims, District of
Columbia, mines and mining and pensions.
A bill was introduced by Senator Reagan
to regulate immigration.
The senator, explaining his bill, said:
It's main object was to have the character
OF foreign immigrants examined first by
the United States consul at tho ports OF
departure, instead of by state commissions
ers at the ports of arrival. The foreign
idea, he said, was that tho United States
invited immigration regardless OF
the character OF the immigrants; but
the American idea was that it was not Of
fering An asylum to eonvicts, to irrecon-
cileable enemies of the law and order, or
asylums and warehouses;. The doors were
left open only to persons ofgood moral char
acter. Seventy per cent OF the population oil
Boston was composed of persons offoreign
birth and foreign parentage; 80 per cent OF
the population OF New York, and 81 per cent
OF the population OF Chicago; and these
figures might be aggravated by future i'm.
migration. There is in this country q for.
eign population OF Is, $40, 900 or nearly
one'third OF the entire population.
HOUSE.